Deadline Approaching for 2012 State Award for Excellence Nominations

Please take the time to nominate a colleague for the AANP 2012 State Award for Excellence. Nominations are accepted for NP State Award for Excellence and Advocate State Award for Excellence. See below for details about these awards. The deadline for nominations is October 24, 2011. Your nominee does not have to be a member of AANP. Please follow this link to complete your nomination: http://stateawards.aanp.org/Login/Index?awardID=1 .

The NP State Award for Excellence is given annually to an NP who has demonstrated excellence in NP clinical practice. The Advocate State Award for Excellence is given annually to an individual who has made a significant contribution toward increasing awareness and acceptance of NPs. Examples of past recipients of this award have been physicians, legislators, educators, etc. NPs are also eligible for the advocate award for non-clinical practice initiatives related to leadership, precepting, policy, politics, research, education, or community affairs. Current AANP state representatives and board members are not eligible to receive a State Award for Excellence during their term of office.